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Description: Machu Picchu (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈmatʃu ˈpitʃu]) (Quechua: Machu Picchu;[ˈmɑtʃu ˈpixtʃu]) is a 15th-century Inca citadel situated on a mountain ridge 2,430 meters (7,970 ft) above sea level.It is located in the Cusco Region, Urubamba Province, Machu Picchu District in Peru, above the Sacred Valley, which is 80 kilometers (50 mi) northwest of Cuzco and through which the Urubamba River flows). Village under Machu Picchu is called Machu Picchu Pueblo or Aguas Calientes
Title: Machu Picchu, Peru - Laslovarga (267)
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